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Mop-wielding schoolchildren brought the streets of Brixton to a standstill.

A huge brawl broke out in the streets of London yesterday, as youths – some still wearing their school uniform – smacked one another with stolen mops outside Brixton police station.

Dozens of kids were involved in the street fight, which had to be split up by police.

The police arrested two females and one male on suspicion of affray.

The kids were fighting with stolen mops (Picture: TFL)

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The mops were stolen from nearby shop JF Grocers, the shopkeeper told the Standard: ‘They took two mops straight out of the front. I tried to chase them but there were too many. The mops were smashed to pieces.’

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‘I’ve been here for 12 years and it’s getting worse, there is no penalty to stop them from behaving this way.’

A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police said: ‘Police were called to Brixton Road at 5.15pm to reports of a fight in progress.